| S03 E22 | On the cusp of the 10th anniversary of MAiD in Canada, and as our country prepares to expand Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) to cases where mental illness is the sole underlying condition, important questions remain about safeguards, mental health care, physician conscience rights, and the protection of vulnerable people. In this final episode of Season 3, Deacon Eric Gurash and Dr. Brett Salkeld welcome Larry Worthen of the Christian Medical and Dental Association of Canada for a conversation about the future of MAID, the challenges facing patients and physicians, and the Christian call to accompany those who suffer with dignity, compassion, and hope.
00:00 Welcome and Guest Intro
01:02 Tour Stories
02:40 MAID Expansion Explained
05:26 Legal Origins and Slippery Slope
09:03 Burden and Human Dignity
11:00 From Burden to Infanticide
15:08 Conscience Rights and Doctor Duties
17:24 MAID as "Treatment"
18:30 Real Cases and Warnings
20:09 Safeguards Always Fail
22:09 Normalize Suicide Agenda
23:34 Doctor Shopping Loopholes
24:51 Keanu Case Explained
26:57 Care Wait Times Crisis
28:24 Palliative Care Underserved
30:13 Suicide Line After Expansion
33:54 Church Response
39:11 Dying Well
42:40 Final Blessing Farewell